Privacy information securing bagging case

ABSTRACT

The present invention represents a new kind of invention that serves an urgent market need; it is a new printable bagging case; used for both information printing and bagging of an item; it is a printable sheet or multi sheet folder designed as a bag; It has a big value for some business; such as pharmacy business where printing drug information and bagging it are two separate steps; which takes a lot of the pharmacist time and efforts that may increase the pharmacy business coast; It is intended to save at least 30% of the pharmacist time.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application claims the priority of the Non-Provisional Application:Ser. No. 12/012,448, Filed Feb. 4, 2008, Entitled “Privacy InformationSecuring Bagging Case”

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention features a new invention that serves a newpurpose; it is the first of its kind; intended to combine two separatesteps in one;

It is used for information printing and bagging of an item; whereas:

Printing item information is one step;

Bagging the item is a second step;

Both printing and bagging steps involve paper work that can be combinedinto one step;

This invention is intended to combine information printing and baggingof an item;

It is a printable bagging case; printable sheet or multi sheet folderdesigned as a bag;

So that the sheet or folder can be first printed with the iteminformation; and then used for bagging the item

It is a new kind of printable folder that is also used for bagging;

2. Discussion of the Prior Art

The US patent to Arnold B, Bloch; Gilbert [U.S. Pat. No. 6,652,984] isfor a paper laminate sheeting capable of being converted by conventionalequipment into envelops, grocery bags and other deflatable containerproducts that initially are in flat state and are normally made ofpaper;

This is a process of producing a preprinted core of bags that are latercut to provide separate preprinted bags is different from the presentinvention since it is for instant printing of different informationspecific for each item or drug

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

I am a pharmacist; and my job requires that I visually verify and matchthe dispensed drug with the picture of the prescribed drug on thecomputer screen and make sure they both the same;

After that I click accept; by clicking accept the printer would print apaper that contains both patient information and drug information;

The patient information part is to identify the right patient; and thedrug information part is specific for each drug and is privateinformation

First I have to tear off the patient information part from the druginformation part;

Second I have to fold the drug information part and make it fit inside abag;

Third I have to insert the folded drug information part with thedispensed drug into the bag;

Forth I have to staple the patient information part to the bag; forpatient identification purposes and make sure that the bag is stapledand sealed;

This process takes a lot of pharmacist time and effort; and is alsosubject to mistakes;

I thought of an idea that would combine both information printing andbagging of an item or a drug with securing its privacy information ifrequired; an idea that would save time and effort of the pharmacist;

I thought of Privacy Information Securing Bagging Case;

It is an object of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary to use the privacy information securing bagging case tocombine both information printing and bagging of an item or a drug inone single step; to avoid the unnecessary steps of tearing, folding,inserting and stapling of the printed information paper; necessary forbagging the item;

It is further objective of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary uses the privacy information securing bagging case to avoidtearing printed paper to separate different information parts;

It is further objective of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary uses the privacy information securing bagging case to avoidfolding printed paper to fit inside a bag;

It is further objective of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary uses the privacy information securing bagging case to avoidinserting the folded part of the printed paper into a bag.

It is further objective of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary uses the privacy information securing bagging case to avoidstapling a patient or a person information label to a bag.

It is further objective of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary uses the privacy information securing bagging case to savetime and effort.

It is further objective of the invention that the pharmacist or otherbeneficiary uses the privacy information securing bagging case to avoidmistakes involved in the two separate steps; printing specific iteminformation and bagging the same item; such as switching two differentpatient information labels.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are plan views of a single first section and varyingnumbers of second section folders.

FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are perspective views of a single first section andvarying numbers of second section folders.

FIG. 7 is a perspective illustration of one sheet of the privacyinformation securing bagging case system prior to fabrication.

FIG. 8 is a perspective illustration of the privacy information securingbagging case with the bag structure.

FIG. 9 is a perspective illustration similar to FIG. 8 but after beingfolded.

FIG. 10 is a perspective illustration of the privacy informationsecuring bagging case system after receiving patient-drug informationand while receiving a dispensed drug

FIG. 11 is a perspective illustration of the privacy informationsecuring bagging case system after receiving a dispensed drug and afterbeing stapled;

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The privacy information securing bagging case consists of:

Two sections folder; (32) and (34) of FIG. 1

Three sections folder; FIG. 2

Four sections folder; FIG. 3

At least one of the folder faces left blank for printing purposes; (18)FIG. 2

The other face may be preprinted with an advertisement, privacyagreement or any other issue; (16) of FIG. 2

One of the folder sections is partially or totally designed as a bag;(32) of FIG. 1,

This section (32) is double walled with at least one open side designedas a bag,

So that when in use folders are used in place of the printer papers;placed one on top of the other;

The pharmacist would match the dispensed drug with the picture of theprescribed drug as mentioned before and click accepts; the printer wouldprint the patient information and the drug information on the blank faceof the multi sections folder;

The pharmacist would then insert the dispensed drug into the bagdesigned section (32) of the folder; and he would fold the whole sheetsections with each other; with the printed faces facing each other frominside; so that the information of the drug is hidden if required to beprivate;

The pharmacist would then seal or staple the bag designed section withother sections of the foldable sheet;

One of the foldable sheet sections may have wider margins so that someof the folded printed sections information becomes visible if required;

Referring now to the drawings, in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

First provided in the privacy information securing bagging case system(10) of the present invention is:

A sheet (14) of printable paper, the sheet having an upper face (16) anda lower face (18), the sheet having a horizontal upper edge (20) and aparallel lower edge (22) separated by a height, the sheet having avertical first side edge (24) and a parallel second side edge (26)separated by a Length.

A vertically spaced fold line (30) located between and parallel with thefirst and second side edges, the vertical fold line dividing the sheetinto a first section (32) and a second section (34), each of thesections being in a rectangular configuration with the second sectionhaving wider margins than the first section.

A folder sheet (38), the folder sheet overlying the upper face of thefirst section of the sheet, the folder sheet being rectangular, thefolder sheet having an upper horizontal peripheral edge (40) and a lowerhorizontal peripheral edge (42), the folder sheet having an interiorvertical peripheral edge (44) and an exterior vertical peripheral edge(46), the upper and lower horizontal peripheral edges and the exteriorvertical peripheral edge being coupled to the first section with thefolder sheet and the first section of the sheet forming a bag with anopening at the interior vertical edge of the folder sheet.

The upper face of the sheet adapted to be previously printed withdifferent standard business issues (58).

Second section lower face of the sheet being blank for the receipt ofspecific patient-drug information printing (56) related to a dispenseddrug to be bagged.

Sheet being foldable with the first and second sections lower faces incontact for the specific patient-drug information printing to be hiddenand private.

A portion of the second section lower face specific patient-druginformation printing is exposed due to the smaller size of first sectionwith respect to the second section.

Next provided a dispensed drug (50) movable through the bag opening intoa location inside the bag.

Lastly, a staple (62) closes the bag opening and couples the first andsecond sections of the sheet together.

What is claimed is:
 1. Privacy information securing bagging case systemcomprising: a printable sheet having upper and lower faces, the sheethaving horizontal upper and lower edges separated by a height, the sheethaving a vertical first and second side edges separated by a length, atleast one said vertically spaced fold line located between and parallelwith said side edges and dividing the sheet into a first section and atleast one second section, each of the sections being in a rectangularconfiguration, said at least second section having wider margins thansaid first section, said first section of the sheet having a bagstructure for the receipt and bagging of a dispensed drug, said upperface of the sheet adapted to be previously printed with differentstandard business issues, and said at least second section lower face ofthe sheet being blank for the receipt of specific patient-druginformation printing related to a dispensed drug to be bagged, sheetfoldable with the lower sections faces in contact for the specificpatient-drug information printing to be hidden and private, a portion ofthe second section lower face specific patient-drug informationexposable due to wider margins of the second section with respect to thefirst section, lastly, a staple closes the bag opening and couples thesheet sections together.
 2. Privacy information securing bagging casesystem comprising: a sheet (14) of printable paper, the sheet having anupper face (16) and a lower face (18), the sheet having a horizontalupper edge (20) and a parallel lower edge (22) separated by a height,the sheet having a vertical first side edge (24) and a parallel secondside edge (26) separated by a Length, a vertically spaced fold line (30)located between and parallel with the first and second side edges, thevertical fold line dividing the sheet into a first section (32) and asecond section (34), each of the sections being in a rectangularconfiguration with the second section having wider margins than thefirst section, a folder sheet (38), the folder sheet overlying the upperface of the first section of the sheet, the folder sheet beingrectangular, the folder sheet having an upper horizontal peripheral edge(40) and a lower horizontal peripheral edge (42), the folder sheethaving an interior vertical peripheral edge (44) and an exteriorvertical peripheral edge (46), the upper and lower horizontal peripheraledges and the exterior vertical peripheral edge being coupled to thefirst section with the folder sheet and the first section of the sheetforming a bag with an opening at the interior vertical edge of thefolder sheet, for the receipt and bagging of a dispensed drug, the upperface of the sheet adapted to be previously printed with differentstandard business issues(58), the lower face of the second section beingblank for the receipt of specific information printing (56) related to adispensed drug to be bagged,